Well deepening apparatus



Dec. 15, 1953 E, E JONES A 2,662,603

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Mana... WWW 5M@ Patented Dec. 15, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WELL DEEPENING APPARATUS Edwin E. Jones, North Stonington, Conn.

Application June 2, 1950, Serial No. 165,763

2 Claims. 1

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in well apparatus and the primary object of the present invention is to provide a well apparatus including an auger for` deepening a well to accommodate the apparatus.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide a well deepening apparatus involving a barrel in which there is mounted a supply conduit and a coarse auger point carried by the barrel and having a major end of a diameter greater than the diameter of the barrel to permit lowering of the barrel into a hole made by the auger.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a device of the aforementioned character wherein the barrel is formed with a plurality of vertical openings whose edges are beveled in the direction the auger and the barrel are to be rotated to restrict the entrance of dirt into the barrel through the openings.

A still further aim of the present invention is to provide a well deepening apparatus that is simple and practical in construction, strong and reliable in use, ecient and durable in operation, inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, references being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure l is a view showing the present invention installed in a well;

Figure 2 is an enlarged detail sectional view of Figure l and with the auger and the supply corrduit shown partly in section and partly in elevation; and,

Figure 3 is a transverse horizontal sectional view taken substantially on the plane or section line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose of illustration, there is disclosed a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the numeral I6 represents a casing having an externally threaded lower end i2 that receivably engages the reduced internally threaded upper end I4 of a barrel I6. The barrel I6 is preferrably equal in diameter to the casing IU.

The lower externally threaded end I3 of the barrel I6 is threadingly engaged with the upstanding internally threaded flanged portion 20 of a relatively coarse worm or auger 22 whose upper major end 24 is of a diameter greater than the diameter of the barrel I6 to permit the barrel to enter a hole made by the auger.

The lower portion of the barrel I6 is provided with a plurality of circumferentially spaced vertical openings 26. The vertical edges 23 defining the openings 26 are beveled in a clockwise direction since the auger is to be rotated clockwise, shown by arrow A, and the edges 28 will restrict the entrance of dirt into the barrel through the openings as the casing, barrel and auger are rotated as a unit. A screen cylinder 3U is suitably mounted within the barrel I6 and opposes the openings 26 to further restrict the passage of dirt into the barrel through the openings 26.

A supply conduit 32 extends axially through the casing I0 and includes a lower removable portion 34 that is positioned in the barrel I6. The portion 34 is centered Within the barrel I6 by a spider 36 suitably fixed to the inner periphery of the barrel I6. The lower externally threaded end of the portion 34 receivably engages a valve cake 38 having a beveled opening 40 in its lower wall that forms a seat for a ball valve 42. A stop washer 44 is threaded in the cage 36 to limit upward movement of the floating ball valve 42. The conduit 32 is for the purpose of supplying water through the screened openings and into the well to loosen the walls of the well and permit more efficient operation of the auger. The valve cage 38 is perforated as at 39 so that water supplied through the conduit 32 may pass outwardly therefrom whereas if ball valve 42 is lifted by pressures in the well, it will seat against the washer 44 and prevent fiuids from entering the lower portion 34 of the conduit 32.

The upper end of the casing I6 supports a cap 46 on which there is mounted a hand lever 46 whereby the casing lil, the barrel I6 and the auger 22 may be rotated as a unit to deepen the well W in which the casing, barrel and auger are lowered.

In View of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, it is believed that a clear understanding of the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention, the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described and the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A well deepening apparatus comprising a casing adapted to enter a well and having a lower end, a barrel threaded to the lower end of the casing and having a plurality of screened openings therein, a supply pipe disposed axially within the casing and having a lower end terminating at the lower end of the casing, an extension for the pipe disposed axially within the barrel and having an upper end coupled to the lower end of the pipe, a spider member having arms xed to the inner periphery of the barrel at the upper end thereof and a ring-like hub receiving the extension, said barrel having a lower open end, and a solid auger removably secured to and closing the open lower end of the barrel.

2. A well deepening apparatus comprising a casing adapted to enter a Well and having a lower end, a barrel threaded to the lower end of the casing and having a plurality of screened openings therein, a supply pipe disposed axially within the casing and having a lower end terminating at the lower end of the casing, an extension for the pipe disposed axially within the barrel and having an upper end coupled to the lower end of the pipe, a spider member having arms upper end thereof and a ring-like hub receiving the extension, said barrel having a, lower open end, and a solid auger removably secured to and closing the open lower end of the barrel, said barrel having bars dening the vertical limits of said openings, each of said bars having a pair of exposed vertical edges of which pair one edge is beveled in the direction the auger is to be roxed to the inner periphery of the barrel at the tated to restrict entrance Of dirt into the barrel.

EDWIN E. JONES.

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